Introduction

Structure of syllabus

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Introduction

The bokken (a wooden katana or sword) syllabus taught at the Academy derives from Aiki bokken system of sword fighting, with techniques from the Shinkendo and the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu samurai systems.

Juhachi bokken embu (click any of the pictures to download)

Structure of the syllabus

1st Level

Bokken suburi 1-5  (members only can download a pdf)
Awase drills 1-3

2nd Level

Bokken suburi 6-7  (members only can download a pdf)
Juhachi bokken kata: 18 move circular bokken kata that can be used as a 2-person form or embu.
Video: Juhachi Bokken Embu wmv file, 306kB, duration: 10 seconds
PDF: Juhachi Bokken kata (members only)

3rd Level

Happogiri kata: 8-angle cutting drill.
Kata-no-shodan: This kata utilises some the angle cuts from Happogiri.
(Both the drill and kata can be performed with either the katana (sword) or the bokken (wooden sword).

4th Level

Nijuhachi bokken kata: 28 move kata that utilizes the either the katana (sword) or the bokken (wooden sword).

5th Level

Sanjuhachi bokken kata: 38 move kata that utilizes the either the katana (sword) or the bokken (wooden sword).